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phantom power

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Tue Aug 19, 2014, 03:30 PM Aug 2014

Missouri lt. gov.: We need ‘Anglo-American’ justice in Ferguson [View all]

Those protesters are all just "crying out" for the leadership of "anglo-american jurisprudence tradition."

Wow. just... wow.


Following Monday night’s clashes with police in the wake of the death of slain teen Michael Brown, Kindler told MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow that Nixon had been wrong to end the curfew in Ferguson.

“I don’t understand an argument for not reinstating it,” he insisted. “I don’t understand that. I’m not trying to be overtly political. I am saying, the people of Ferguson, the people of the state of Missouri are crying out for leadership.”

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Kinder said there was “no question” that race was playing a role in what was happening in Ferguson.

“We do not do justice in America in the streets though,” he argued. “We have legal processes that are set in motion, that are designed after centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence tradition, they’re designed to protect the rights and liberties of everyone involved.”

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“That’s one of the great advances of Anglo-American civilization, is that that we do not have politicized trials. We let the justice system work it out.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/19/missouri-lt-gov-we-need-anglo-american-justice-in-ferguson-not-racial-protests/
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And here I thought Nixon was bad. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #1
Well, to be fair, Nixon has a Republican lt. gov. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #8
Holyfuckingshit. Rex Aug 2014 #2
He may have meant US law origins in English law... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #13
Yeah I am really starting to wonder about that states leaders. Rex Aug 2014 #20
Turns out the Lt Gov is a repuke.... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #41
I just looked that up, yuck a repuke... Rex Aug 2014 #42
After that comment, Kindling is probably closest to correct. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #81
Racist KKK State billhicks76 Aug 2014 #86
it's an interesting dog whistle 0rganism Aug 2014 #29
Agree! get the red out Aug 2014 #51
There is absolutely no way he wasn't using that oddball phrase in a racist context phantom power Aug 2014 #30
MAYBE, but he could have left out the "Anglo-American" and it would have still been clear. sir pball Aug 2014 #36
Especially since the phrase "WHITE Anglo-Saxon Protestant" is such a tblue37 Aug 2014 #82
Tone deaf, at the VERY least. cyberswede Aug 2014 #3
Every time I think it's me, you guys . . . madashelltoo Aug 2014 #4
It was Anglo-American law that gave us Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #11
The Anglo-American tradition, especially starting with the Magna Carta tritsofme Aug 2014 #72
Ah--But the tradition started before the Magna Carta. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #73
Magna Carta was 1215. tritsofme Aug 2014 #75
Common Law began under the Anglo-Saxon Kings... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #85
WTF? Goddamn, are all elected Dems in MO that fucking stupid? HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #5
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is a Republican, actually. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #6
Gov/Lt Gov don't run on same ticket? HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #17
Oh, that explains it. I'm glad he's not a Democrat for if he were he'd be an embarrassment to Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #22
It says something about the people who voted for them that they're that stupid. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #12
Maybe they're not stupid! atreides1 Aug 2014 #52
He's a Republican, which is why he has been publicly and vehemently attacking tblue37 Aug 2014 #83
Nixon made the Democratic Party look bad. Laelth Aug 2014 #7
JESUS H. DOGWHISTLE! We need a return of "Worst Person in the World". bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #9
Exactly. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #16
I can just hear one of Keith Olbermann's special comments now . . . Brigid Aug 2014 #61
Well MSNBC didn't approve of "Worst Person in the World". Enthusiast Aug 2014 #80
Don't forget Martin. grasswire Aug 2014 #88
Oh, yes. I had forgotten Martin. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #92
What the hell is this idiot babbling about? eShirl Aug 2014 #10
WTF does he even mean? Common law vs civil? leftstreet Aug 2014 #14
It's 21st century dog-whistle for White Man's Burden phantom power Aug 2014 #15
Guess he's the new face of it leftstreet Aug 2014 #18
That mentality has no place in 21st Century American Government. calimary Aug 2014 #23
+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #28
They don't even try to hide it anymore Marrah_G Aug 2014 #19
What bothered me alongside this was - the white mayor of majority black Ferguson ran for office calimary Aug 2014 #21
Safe bet that any non-white opposition would be quietly "discouraged" phantom power Aug 2014 #32
The racist cops probably arrested or threatened any opponent. toddwv Aug 2014 #90
*facepalm* derby378 Aug 2014 #24
Anglo-American Justice Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #25
This song is dedicated to Mr Kinder... kwolf68 Aug 2014 #26
That crud is why there are problems there. Hoyt Aug 2014 #27
Too bad General George Armstrong Custer isn't around to subdue the hostiles aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #31
If he is a lawyer, he was talking about the court system. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #33
You have to understand,they don't try to hide it!! janlyn Aug 2014 #34
The northland is really bad in MO loyalsister Aug 2014 #66
A racist Republican, no surprise there LordGlenconner Aug 2014 #35
Guys--you're just off-base on this one. It's a reference to the root of American law Romulox Aug 2014 #37
He just said it in the most race baiting way possible. Rex Aug 2014 #38
Just google "Anglo-American law". It's common parlance among lawyers and other legal types. Romulox Aug 2014 #39
Actually if you look upthread, that is exactly what I said too. Rex Aug 2014 #40
Those he's talking to don't know. He could have just said "American" and no one, JoePhilly Aug 2014 #63
That kinda was my point. Or said 'tort laws', 'reform', etc.. Rex Aug 2014 #64
Yup. If he knows the various terms available, he certainly knows when they might be ... JoePhilly Aug 2014 #69
Correct. But he shouldn't do interviews without a handler leftstreet Aug 2014 #45
No doubt, but it's rather like repeatedly saying "Our Arabic numeral heritage" in a conversation phantom power Aug 2014 #47
No. That's not right. "Anglo-American" means "English and American". Romulox Aug 2014 #55
Hindu-Arabic.... xocet Aug 2014 #79
Whether or not it's the generally-accepted term in the legal profession mac56 Aug 2014 #62
The one that codified slavery of non "Anglo-Americans"? That Anglo American law? jtuck004 Aug 2014 #91
kwolf dedicated a song to this wanker, I'm going to give Kindler a poem. Chan790 Aug 2014 #43
Words fail. n/t wandy Aug 2014 #44
Centuries of "Anglo-American jurisprudence tradition" included slavery Lt. Gov. Idiot. nt TeamPooka Aug 2014 #46
Translation: Gimme that reliable whitey justice, Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #48
BULLSHIT!!!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #49
“We do not do justice in America in the streets though,” 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #50
Lt Gov Kinder (R), not Gov Nixon (D). HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #56
My mistake. Thank You n/t 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #67
No prob. Been confused myself, trying to follow all the players. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #70
Beats Franco-American anything jberryhill Aug 2014 #53
This needs more attention. rwheeler31 Aug 2014 #54
Finally we can put to rest ANY doubt that racism is alive and well in America randys1 Aug 2014 #57
No doubt here. nt HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #58
We need VA_Jill Aug 2014 #59
Anglo-American justice? No. Corruption. burnsei sensei Aug 2014 #60
This at least gives a partial answer to the question . . . MrModerate Aug 2014 #65
Hard to miss the code in that one Android3.14 Aug 2014 #68
It would be a step up from the current marsupial justice. hobbit709 Aug 2014 #71
I am a bit confused by the outrage...I can't speak to this man's intent. tritsofme Aug 2014 #74
He could have just said 'law' or 'courts' or 'justice' leftstreet Aug 2014 #78
WTF? I am completely speechless after seeing that n/t albino65 Aug 2014 #76
I don't even know what this means mcar Aug 2014 #77
Bigoted, hateful ass. merrily Aug 2014 #84
Spoken like a low-profile low-life with plans to run for Governor next term. TheDebbieDee Aug 2014 #87
I remember watching that. toddwv Aug 2014 #89
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